Nicola Wiedemann, Nicolai Hildebrandt, Manfred Henrich, Estelle Henrich, Matthias Schneider
A 4-day-old female Holstein Friesian calf was presented for evaluation of cyanosis and dyspnea. On auscultation, severe bronchovesicular sounds and a systolic heart murmur of grade IV/VI above the tricuspid valve were found. On echocardiography, a marked dextroposition of the aorta (> 50% originating from the right ventricle), leading to both great arteries arising from the right ventricle - a so-called double-outlet right ventricle - was detected. Two ventricular septal defects were present, one in the perimembranous, subpulmonary region, the other non-committed in the muscular region...
September 13, 2017: Tierärztliche Praxis. Ausgabe G, Grosstiere/Nutztiere